The Coconut Lorikeet (deplanchii)(T. haematodus deplanchii) is a variation of the nominal (Trichoglossus Haematodus)
Similar to the nominal Haematodus, but slightly paler plumage. The head has a bright blue. Reddish orange on the chest, similar to the Trichoglossus haematodus massena, only that more alive. The abdomen is yellowish green and extends to the back of the neck. The thighs and the feathers under the yellow tail and tail olive green top.
Distribution:
New Caledonia and Loyalty Islands.
Alternative names:
– Coconut Lorikeet (deplanchii) (ingles).
– Loriquet à tête bleue (deplanchii) (French).
– Allfarblori Deplanche (German).
– Loris Arco Iris Deplanchii (Portuguese).
– Lori Deplanche, Lori Arcoiris Deplanche (español).
The plumage of the Scaly breasted Lorikeet(Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus) is usually green.
The part back from your neck, the throat and the chest has several brands of yellow.
Under its tail, the the thighs and the sides of the body they are clearly marked with yellow.
Under its wing
, and more specifically by the part inferior of them flight feather, its color is reddish orange.
The circle around the eyes is narrow and grey. Its irises is yellowish-Orange. The legs are ash and the bill orange.
The immature are equal to adults, but with less scalloped yellow; the thighs Brown pale and tail shorter. The bill brown. The eye ring White grey.
The Scaly breasted Lorikeet they are distributed by many forest habitats, including parks and Gardens located on the outskirts of cities and farmland, where are the flowering trees present.
They usually found in coastal areas and adjacent plateaus.
They have a strong preference for agricultural land and coastal scrub that are dominated by trees of the genus Banksia.
They can also be seen along the rivers, to the West of the Great dividing range. They can live up to 600 m.
The Scaly breasted Lorikeet they have quite similar patterns to the of the Coconut Lorikeet. It is not uncommon to find them together in mixed flocks where one of the two species generally outnumbers the other..
Most of the time, the Scaly breasted Lorikeet they live in pairs or in small groups of up to 10 individuals. They are most active at dawn, shortly after the dormitories are scattered.
They usually roam locally. These short trips are motivated by the search for food.
During flowering of trees, large groups may intervene if resources are abundant. The dispersion of groups is immediately after flowering.
In urban districts, are sedentary Since the sources of food are abundant in the gardens during all the year.
They are particularly friends of cultivated fruit, arriving to cause much damage in the orchards.
These birds have a flying fast and direct. When they are in the air they are immediately identifiable by its green head and bright orange red wings bass. When flying over the tops of them trees with rhythms fast, their wings produce a buzzing sound which is easily audible.
Reproduction:
The nesting season comprises of mayo to February in the North of the area of distribution, probably related to the decrease of rainfall.
In the southern part of the State of Victoria It takes place between August and January.
The Scaly breasted Lorikeet They nest in tree cavities, usually at a considerable height from the ground. They cover the bottom of the nest with a layer of sawdust and then lay two or three white eggs., oval in shape.
The incubation lasts a few 25 days. The male spends most of its time near hollow, but it does not seem to participate in the incubation. Both parents feed the chicks until they leave the nest, of 6 to 8 weeks after hatching.
Food:
The Scaly breasted Lorikeet they have a scheme rather similar to the of the Coconut Lorikeet. Both species feed primarily on nectar and pollen from the flowers especially the Niaouli (Melaleuca quinquenervia).
They feed also on flowers, berries, fruit, seeds, small insects and their larvae. Are big lovers of the fruits cultivated. They also enter sorghum and corn fields because they crave small immature milky grains..
Distribution:
Size of the area of distribution (reproduction / resident): 2.310.000 km2
The Scaly breasted Lorikeet being endemic to the Australian continent.
These birds are sedentary and abundant in the North, nomadic and less numerous in the South. They were introduced in the District of Melbourne, in the State of Victoria.
Conservation:
• Current IUCN Red List category: Least concern
• Population trend: Stable
The population World has not been quantified, but is estimated above 100.000 specimens.
The species is described as common in the center of its area of distribution and more rare toward the areas north and South of their area of distribution.
It is suspected that the population It stable in the absence of evidence of any reduction or substantial threats.
"Scaly breasted Lorikeet" in captivity:
Rare out of Australia; small number in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Gregarious, playful and loud. A bit messy due to a diet of nectar.
Its life in captivity ranges between 20 and 25 years.
Sources:
– Avibase
– BirdLife.org
– Parrots of the World – Forshaw Joseph M
– Parrots A Guide to the Parrots of the World – Tony Juniper & Mike Parr
– Photos:
– Josep de el Hoyo – IBC.lynxeds.com
– by Tobias Spaltenberger – Two Scaly-breasted Lorikeets at Taronga Zoo, Australia. – Wikimedia
– by Ken Havard – IBC.lynxeds.com
– by Aviceda – Wikipedia
– by Jeremy Eades – Wikipedia
The Pohnpei Lorikeet(Trichoglossus rubiginosus) is unmistakable.
The head and back, dark brown, darker in the head. Scapulars and blankets, are of color Bordeaux dark. The flight feather are blackish in those networks internal and infiltrated with color olivaceous in them vane outer.
The primaries more external are clearly yellow. The bottom of the wings black. The underparts Deep Garnet color, with a black edge in the bottom sides of the edges that draw a bar at the bottom.
The upper part of the tail color is olivaceous, brighter in the vicinity of the tip; lower tail is of color yellow pale. The bill is orange. The irises are yellow-orange, the legs and feet are dark gray.
In the female, the bill seems more yellowish and the irises are greyish white.
This species is present on the entire surface of the island, until 600 m. It is distributed by a variety of habitats, such as coconut trees, plane trees, dense tropical forests, plots regenerated, forests and mangroves.
The Pohnpei Lorikeet is a bird especially loud, He throws her screams from the roosts after dark. It is fairly easy to detect, Since it wanders in small flocks of February to December in search of food in trees in flower.
It tends to fly high and travel long distances over the ocean.
When fed into the forests of tall trees, usually favors the average vegetation floor.
As the Ponape island receives a large amount of precipitation (until 7600 mm. per year in some places), the Pohnpei Lorikeet seek refuge under the large leaves.
Reproduction:
The Pohnpei Lorikeet It builds its nest on top of a coconut tree or in any cavity of a tree from the forest.
The spawning usually consists of an only egg.
The nesting season generally goes from December to may.
Food:
Consumes nectar, pollen and fruit. While feeding, It tends to keep its head down to pick up their food in the flowers of coconut and banana.
The nectar of Erythrina and the mango is very appreciated by the Pohnpei Lorikeet.
Distribution:
Size of the area of distribution (reproduction / resident): 350 km2
As its name implies, lori this is endemic of the Ponape island, which is the most populated island of the States federate of Micronesia. Formerly, also lived on the atoll of Namoluk about the island of Truk.
It is possible that range was more extensive than it is today.
Conservation:
– Current IUCN Red List category: Near threatened
– The population trend: Decreasing
This species is listed as near-threatened because it is suspected that their population, which is mostly a subpopulation, It is in decline due to changes in land use. It also has a very small range; But, is unlikely that it is declining, in terms of population, given the adaptability of the species. Neither population is severely fragmented or restricted to a few locations.
Surveys in 1994 suggested that the species had declined a 74-75% Since the beginning of the eighties, probably indicating a decrease in real (Buden 2000). The current population exceeds the 10.000 specimens (Juniper and Parr 1998, M. O'Brien a little. 2011).
In the news, It is the official bird of the State of Pohnpei and your hunting, capture and export is illegal.
Its length is about 25 cm. and weigh between 80 and 85 gr.
The Olive headed Lorikeet(Trichoglossus euteles) show, in general, a green shade.
The head color is olive with waves pale mustard and yellow stripes over the entire surface of the top.
The neck and its part rear are surrounded by a collar of color green brilliant that continues until the throat.
The underparts below the throat are entirely greenish-yellow.
The bill is red-orange. The irises they are red, and legs grey.
The youth they are more muted than adults. Its head is slightly greenish with streaks pale. The bill is brown. The irises They are brown. The species is considered monotype.
They frequent humid subtropical forests., secondary forests and wooded meadows. Adapt quite well to cultivated land and the gardens in cities.
In Timor, they are relatively abundant between 1.000 and 2.300 meters above sea level, apparently, substitute to the Coconut Lorikeet in these heights. Also they can be observed at sea level in the island of Timor. In the rest of the Islands it frequents lowland areas.
The Olive headed Lorikeet they live in small groups. They are especially visible when they are in flight because they emit continuously shouts. On the other hand, when feeding or resting in trees, they are very difficult to observe because of their green plumage mixed with the color of the foliage.
They are birds territorial, capable of showing great aggressiveness if the limits of their area of influence are violated.
Usually disperse in search of their food, forming large groups when resources are abundant.
Outside the breeding season they form large roaming flocks of a hundred or more individuals.. Move in flying fast and slightly wavy.
In Timor, during the season, dry, These birds seem to descend below 1.000 meters and are scattered in coastal areas.
Reproduction:
The anidacio seasonn would take place perhaps between September and October, but this information needs to be confirmed.
In captivity, the Olive headed Lorikeet put 3 white eggs that parents are in charge of incubate for a few 23 days. As in the majority of the Lori, the nesting cycle is particularly long.
Food:
Feed primarily of nectar and fruit. They forage in trees in flower and shrubs.
Distribution:
Size of the area of distribution (reproduction / resident): 38.100 km2
The population size This species has not been quantified. Suspected that the population is stable in the absence of evidence of any reduction or substantial threats.
Like most brightly plumaged parrots, the Olive headed Lorikeet It victim of trade bird cage or Aviary.
"Olive headed Lorikeet" in captivity:
Pretty common. They can be housed with others of its kind.
Very similar to the Scaly breasted Lorikeet by appearance scaly on underparts, but differs from it by color low wing and brands that adorn their head.
The adults of the Yellow-and-green Lorikeet(Trichoglossus flavoviridis) they have the upperparts plumage of a beautiful green.
The forecrown and top They are are greenish brown. The throat and the chest to abdomen It is yellow with dark green flakes. Area of sides up to the coverts and the bottom of the wings It shows a beautiful yellow-green.
The bill is orange. The irises is orange-yellow, the legs grey.
It has no sexual dimorphism.
In the youth, all the yellow markings are derived more green. The bill is brown, while the bare parts of the face are white. The irises is brown.
(Wallace, 1863) – Nominal. Overall plumage It is olive green. The forecrown and crown yellow. The back of the neck brown. the yellow throat and the chest to abdomen, with the scalloped dark green.
Trichoglossus flavoviridis meyeri
(Walden, 1871) – Shown in upperparts a darker shade of green; the underparts They are less scaly. The back of the top, the occiput and nape are greenish-Brown. The cheeks and throat They are yellow with dark green stripes. This subspecies is much smaller, between 40 and 50 gr.
Habitat:
The Yellow-and-green Lorikeet they are distributed with greater diligence between primary forest and mature secondary forest than their close relatives, the Ornate Lory. But, This does not prevent them from entering the open lands to feed from the ceibos in flower (coral trees).
Throughout its area, these birds are considered fairly common. In Celebes, are common in the mountainous areas where have been supplanted to a large extent to the Ornate Lory. In the Sula Islands, they are common in almost all altitudes.
They live in small flocks of noisy and sometimes mingle with the Ornate Lory When looking for food in the trees in flower at the edge of forests.
These birds are relatively Shy and they tend to stay inside the dense forest foliage, where their cryptic plumage makes them virtually invisible. When they feel threatened, leave the foliage uttering cries penetrating and powerful. They are easier to fly above the treetops on quick flights or the circulating a flight above the trees, just before landing in the branches more high.
Reproduction:
There is little information reproduction in the natural environment. The only one nest we have discovered so far was in a mossy forest, about 2.400 meters above the sea level. It was located high above the ground in a dead tree.
In captivity, the implementation is, usually, two white eggs that incubate for a few parents will be 23 days. As with all the Lori, the reproductive cycle It is particularly long and hard about 65 days.
Food:
The Yellow-and-green Lorikeet is above all vegetarian. Their language is particularly suitable for crop pollen and the nectar from the flowers. It is equipped with long buds that allows you to easily reach their favorite food. They have a predilection for the trees of the genus Euphorbiaand Erythrina.
Distribution:
Size of its range (reproduction / resident): 6.300 km2
The Yellow-and-green Lorikeet They are endemic to the islands east of Indonesian. They are exclusively on the Sula Islands (Taliabu, Mangole, Sanana) and especially in the area of Celebes island.
The species is not threatened. In Taliabu, is very common in altitude zones, but it is also quite common in degraded areas bordering the coast. It is estimated one world population above the 100.000 specimens.
Justification of trend
They suspected that the population is stable in absence of evidence of any decline or threatens substantial.
"Yellow-and-green Lorikeet" in captivity:
Pretty common in captivity.
Take it easy, Nice trill. Sensitive to cold temperatures and somewhat susceptible to disease. He will join his caregiver over time although initially shy.
Alternative names:
– Yellow-and-green Lorikeet, Citrine Lorikeet, Yellow & Green Lorikeet, Yellow and Green Lorikeet, Yellow&green lorikeet, Yellow-and- Green Lorikeet, Yellow-green Lorikeet (ingles).
– Loriquet jaune et vert (French).
– Celebeslori (German).
– Lori flavoviridis (Portuguese).
– Lori Verdigualdo, Tricogloso Verde y Amarillo (español).
– Avibase
– Parrots of the World – Joseph Forshaw M
– Parrots-A Guide to the Parrots of the World by Tony Juniper & Mike Parr
– Birdlife
– Photos:
(1) – Yellow and Green Lorikeet (Trichoglossus flavoviridis) in the Walsrode Bird Park, Germany By Quartl (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
(2) – Trichoglossus flavoviridis Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1862 by Joseph Wolf [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
– Sounds: Frank Lambert (Xeno-canto)
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The plumage of the Mindanao Lorikeet(Trichoglossus johnstoniae) is usually Green. The facial area It is red with a tendency to pink. The band that goes from the eye until the part back from the neck it is dark purple.
The underparts are yellow, scalloped with green resembling scales. They have the Underwing coverts and subcaudales yellowish green. The band less of them wings is yellow. Its bill is reddish orange, the legs grayscale and the eye ring dark gray. The eyes orange-red.
The birds immatures have less red on the face. Instead of the band dark purple in adults, young birds have an off color lilac and a Brown stain behind the eye. The rings of the eyes are of color grey white. The eyes They are brown.
There are no significant differences between males and females.
Sound of the Mindanao Lorikeet.
Habitat:
Found of 1.000 to 2.500 m in the Mount Apo and 1.000 1,700 m in the Mount Malindang.
The Mindanao Lorikeet they prefer mossy forests, but also you can see them along the edge of the forest and in degraded areas.
Usually noisy during the flight, but when they feed on, remain calm. They migrate daily between different altitudes in the morning looking for food in the Highlands and in the evening return to their resting places in the lower areas.
They move higher during the day, in flocks of up to 50 birds, to feed on trees with flowers and shrubs. At sunset, they return to the lower slopes to rest.
Reproduction:
Little is known about the ecology of reproduction.. Probably it breeding is performed between months of March and may.
Captive breeding records indicate that the laying tends to be of two eggs, the incubation of some three weeks and that the young leave the nest between three weeks and a month more afternoon.
Food:
With feeds nectar, flowers, fruits, pollen and insects.
Distribution:
Size of the area of distribution (reproduction / resident): 8.700 km2
Endemic to the mountains of Mindanao (Philippines)
Conservation:
• Current IUCN Red List category: Near threatened
• Population trend: Decreasing
Its habitat favorite is relatively unlikely that is affected by human activities in the medium term, but logging and capture should remain concerns.
The world population apparently not been quantified formally, but the species is described as very rare and there are those who think that there are less than 10.000 individuals.
"Mindanao Lorikeet" in captivity:
Very rare in captivity.
Due to its decreasing trend in terms of its population, any specimen that can not be returned to their natural habitat (natural range) should preferably be placed in a well-managed breeding program to ensure the survival of the species.
Alternative names:
– Mindanao Lorikeet, Apo Lorikeet, Johnstone’s Lorikeet (ingles).
– Loriquet de Johnstone (French).
– Mindanaolori, Mindanao-Lori (German).
– Loris johnstoniae (Portuguese).
– Lori de Mindanao, Tricogloso de Mindano (español).
Origin: Australia, Indonesian, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Vanuatu
Character: Active
Life expectancy: 25 years
Height: 26 cm..
Content
Description:
26 cm.. of length and weight 100-157 g.
The Coconut Lorikeet(Trichoglossus haematodus) are colourful birds that find us almost all the colours of the Rainbow in their plumage.
Have the front of the crown, face and throat Dark bluish mauve, with violet stripes on the front of the crown, ear-coverts and part low of them cheeks; the rest of the head is dark blue with the bases of feathers brown-black color, especially around the rear of the crown and throat, and with greenish stripes at the rear of the crown.
The upperparts are of color green brilliant with specks of color reddish in the center of the the mantle (bases of feathers), and collar back brighter yellowish green.
The primaries with the tips blackish; a patch bright yellow in the innerwebs of the flight feather, that tends to orange in the secondaries; outerweb of the primaries and under wing-coverts, green. Underwing-coverts orange-red; the flight feather dark gray in tips.
The Breast
, the upper part of the abdomen and flanks bright reddish orange top, barred dark blue, tending to green at the bottom of the chest; abdomen with brands of color green in the Center, sometimes forming a discrete patch or interspersed with reddish orange; abdomen and the thighs with a beaming green and yellow with bases of color yellow; undertail-coverts of color yellow with tips of color green glossy. Upper, the tail of color green with them innerwebs of the lateral feathers yellowish: undertail, the tail greyish green in the outerweb, yellow in the innerwebs.
The bill orange red: the irises orange-red; legs gray or greenish gray.
Both sexes are very similar.
The immature they are more muted than adults, with the bill and the irises dark brown and tail more pointed.
Sound of the Coconut Lorikeet.
Description of subspecies of Trichoglossus haematodus
Trichoglossus haematodus caeruleiceps
(Albertis & Salvadori, 1879) – The blue of the head is more pale, Red is orange-red with the lined in very narrow and dark blue. Abdomen Blackish and band of the neck yellow.
Trichoglossus haematodus deplanchii
(Verreaux,J & Des Murs, 1860) – 26 cm.. of length and a weight of 140 gr.
The Coconut Lorikeet (deplanchii)(Trichoglossus haematodus deplanchii) is a variation of the nominal (Trichoglossus Haematodus)
Similar to the nominal Haematodus, but plumage slightly paler. The head has a very bright blue. Reddish orange on the chest, similar to the Trichoglossus haematodus massena, only that more alive. The abdomen is of color green beige and is extends to the part back from the neck. The the thighs and the feathers under the tail yellow and the upper part of the tail olive green.
Trichoglossus haematodus flavicans
(Cabanis & Reichenow, 1876) – Something bigger, 27 cm approximately in length. Its plumage varies from green to olive green and yellow opaque. Breast
and neck reddish colour with fine dark edges. Forehead and contour of eyes violet blue.
(Rothschild & Hartert, 1901) – 26 cm approximately in length. The blue of the head extends slightly less. The neck is yellow and the abdomen dark green.
The Coconut Lorikeet (massena) (Trichoglossus haematodus massena) is a variation of the nominal (Trichoglossus Haematodus).
The plumage is similar to the of the Ornate Lory except that it is usually paler. The head is blue, ending at the nape with dark brown feathers interspersed with more Brown clear. The chest is of color reddish with a narrow edging blue dark. In some cases, You can see some areas yellow in the plumage of the chest. The abdomen is green; but there may be some kind of mark on the bottom of the abdomen blue-violet.
The eyes are of color orange in the adult and Brown in the youth. The bill is red orange.
Trichoglossus haematodus micropteryx
(Stresemann, 1922) – Somewhat smaller, 25 cm approximately in length. The plumage is something more pale, the chest reddish orange with narrow edging of dark blue. Abdomen dark green. Band of the neck greenish yellow.
Trichoglossus haematodus nesophilus
(Neumann, 1929) – 26 cm approximately. Very similar to the Trichoglossus Haematodus Flavicans but with feathers underneath of the tail are green.
Trichoglossus haematodus nigrogularis
(Gray,GR, 1858) – Something bigger, 28 cm., approximately, length. Is similar to the Trichoglossus Haematodus Caeruliceps, but the blue of the head It is more dark and often have more red feathers on the neck.
Habitat:
The Coconut Lorikeet they are parrots of the Plains and Highlands. They are distributed by a wide variety of habitats such as mangrove forests, Moors and heathland near the coast, wooded meadows, tree galleries, reforestation during regeneration and rainforests.
In all cases, they need places with abundant flowers.
The Coconut Lorikeet they have also colonized habitats formed by man: coconut plantations, orchards and gardens on the outskirts of cities. They mark a greater preference for edges and clearings inside the dense jungles. Gladly tolerate the areas with degraded vegetation and plantations of small size in the small atolls.
They are birds sedentary, that does not prevent to do short trips looking for trees in flower. Because of these movements, populations appear to vary locally. Very gregarious, they live in pairs or in bands that can vary from a few birds to several hundred, Depending on the availability of food resources.
These birds are very active and noisy, flying a bit randomly above the tops of the trees or climbing up the branches in search of flowers or fruits.
during their search for food, the Coconut Lorikeet they usually share the space with other species of frugivores.
When they are hidden among the leaves, their cries of call reveal their presence.
They adopt a flight very quick and direct.
Son monogamous. During courtship, the couple is side-by-side, swaying, the neck forward and the pupil dilated. They wave irregularly wings to reveal the clear band that crosses its sub-wing.
Reproduction:
The breeding season performed at different times depending on the distribution area.
The species nominal eat your laying between September and December. Both members of the couple set up their nests in a tree cavity, usually a eucalyptus. Several nests, two or three may be in the same tree, but the entrance of the nest will fiercely defend against any intrusion.
In the the Admiralty Islands, the Coconut Lorikeet Sometimes they nest in the ground. The female normally lays 2 eggs on a bed of wood rotting chips. She incubated alone for a few 25 days.
The young chicks are altricial and need to 8 weeks to fend for if same. As soon as they are autonomous, they bind to the bedrooms and common bands.
Food:
The Coconut Lorikeet they have a bill acute equipped with a language composed of some structures similar to hairs tiny called papilla it help excavate the pollen and the nectar from the flowers.
Also eat fruits, berries, seeds, outbreaks and insect larvae.
In Australia, they forage primarily in eucalyptus trees and trees of the genus Banksia, in particular, coastal Banksia(Banksia integrifolia) and river banksia (seminuda), trees that often exceed the 15 metres in height.
They are also found in farmland, since they are particularly cultivated fruits and seeds Milky enthusiasts.
Easily entering gardens to steal fruit and not disdain approaching feeders
Distribution:
Size of its range (breeding/resident ): 5,310,000km 2
Endemics Oceania, at the edge of the Asian continent.
Can be found in Australia, in the East of Indonesian, Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.
In Australia, mostly found on the coast, to the North of Queensland in the South of Australia and Tasmania.
Distribution of subspecies Trichoglossus haematodus
• Red List category of the UICN current: Least concern
• Population trend: Decreasing
The species has undergone intense trade: from 1981 When it began trading in CITES Appendix II and through the year 2005, 100.388 individuals were captured in the wild and reported in the international trade.
In some places of Australia, It is hunted for food and feathers are later used in ritual ceremonies
– Coconut Lorikeet, Rainbow Lorikeet (Coconut) (English).
– Loriquet à tête bleue (French).
– Allfarblori (German).
– Lóris-arco-íris (Portuguese).
– Lori Arcoiris, Lori de cocotero, Tricogloso de Pecho Rojo (español).
– Avibase
– Parrots of the World – Forshaw Joseph M
– Parrots A Guide to the Parrots of the World – Tony Juniper & Mike Parr
– Birdlife
– Oiseaux.NET
– Photos:
(1) – Rainbow Lorikeet perching on a wooden post at Tanganyika Wildlife Park, Kansas, USA. by Snowmanradio – Wikipedia
(2) – A Green-naped Lorikeet, T. h. haematodus, a sub-species of Rainbow Lorikeet, Trichoglossus haematodus at Jurong Bird Park, Singapore. by Benjamint444 – Wikipedia
(3) – A Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus moluccanus) in Melbourne, Australia. by Alfred Sin – Wikimedia
(4) – Lorikeets feeding on the flowering tree, Corymbia ‘Summer Beauty’ (cultivar). Photographed in suburban Brisbane, Australia. by Tatiana Gerus – Wikimedia
(5) – Two birds preening each other. Jervis Bay, New South Wales, Australia by Arnie Hollyman – ibc.lynxeds.com
25 to 30 centimeters length and 100-157 g. of weight.
The distinctive and colorful Scarlet-breasted Lorikeet(Trichoglossus forsteni) has the head dark blue, neck pale green, chest smooth red, and belly dark blue. The remaining plumage It is a bright pale green, and the bill typical is red.
In flight the species shows a flash of bright yellow on the inside of all flight feather, and coverts bright red at the bottom of the wings.
Sound of the Scarlet-breasted Lorikeet.
taxonomy:
This taxon is considered a subspecies of Trichoglossus [haematodus, rosenbergii, moluccana, forsteni, capistratus, weberi] (sensu lato) by some authors.
(Gray,GR 1859) – Both adults have head black / brown with gray / green streaks in crown up to the cheeks; red / brown in occiput; chest red with minimal or no barring; neck yellow green; purple/black belly; smaller.
Trichoglossus forsteni stresemanni
(Meise 1929) – As the species nominal but with paler chest orange / red; green washing occiput; feathers the mantle yellow / orange basis.
Habitat:
The Scarlet-breasted Lorikeet is located in lowlands and lower montane forests, including secondary growth and plantations, tending to be observed at the edges and around perturbed vegetation instead of inside the closed canopy forest (pit et to the. 1997). In Sumbawa the Trichoglossus forsteni varies from sea level to 800-1200 meters and up 2150 metres in Lombok(pit et to the. 1997); at least in Sumbawa, the variation in altitudinal range is attributed to the movements in monitoring trees in bloom in a large area (White y Bruce 1986).
Reproduction:
Birds have been reported in breeding conditions in May Sumbawa(White y Bruce 1986). It nests in a deep hole in a large tree (pit et to the. 1997).
Food:
No specific data, but presumably similar to Coconut Lorikeet(Trichoglossus haematodus)
Distribution:
Extension of the distribution (breeding/resident): 101.000 km2
The Scarlet-breasted Lorikeet (incorporating subspecies mitchelli, djampeanus and stresemanni) It is located on the islands of Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa, Tanahjampea and Kalaotowa, Indonesian.
An assessment of the state of the taxa that make up the species indicates that the species may no longer be present in Bali, It is extinct in Tanahjampea after capture, mainly before 1990, and it is not clear if he persists in kalatom(Eaton et al. 2015). In Lombok the species is still present, with a recent observation of a flock of 18 individuals above 1.500 metres in 2015 (F. Rheindt per Eaton et al. 2015), although given the lack of other records for many decades, it can be assumed that the population is likely to be small. Sumbawa now it may be the stronghold of the species, and it was suggested that the species is “secure” (Eaton et al. 2015), and there is a large area of ​​potentially suitable habitat remaining on the island.
• Current category of the Red List of the UICN: Vulnerable.
• Population trend: Decreasing.
• Population size : 1600-7000 individuals.
Rationale for the Red List category
It is estimated that this newly divided species has a small population that is experiencing suspected moderately rapid population decline due to the pressure of the traps for wild bird trade. So, is classified as Vulnerable.
Justification of the population
It is estimated that the population size is lower to 10.000 mature individuals, based on a provisional assessment of locations where any numbers of the species are likely to be retained. It also, it is considered possible that the population supposedly higher in Sumbawa does not exceed 1.000 mature individuals.
Justification trend
It is suspected that the population is experiencing descent moderately fast because of unsustainable levels of exploitation.
Conservation actions and research in progress
Appendix II of the CITES, where they include species that are not necessarily threatened with extinction, but in which trade must be controlled in order to avoid utilization incompatible with their survival. CMS Appendix II (Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals).
Proposed Research and Conservation Actions
– Estimate the population and assess population trends and scale of capture pressure.
– Carry out a species-specific survey to identify important sites, in order to provide protection.
– Conduct research on their status and habitat use (with particular attention to food ecology and forest fragmentation).
– Initiate awareness campaigns to enlist the support of local people in protecting forests and preventing illegal trade.
"Scarlet-breasted Lorikeet" in captivity:
Rare in captivity. Each captive specimen of this species which is capable of reproducing, must be placed in a well-managed captive breeding program and not sold as a pet, in order to ensure its long-term survival. However it copies sold from the Loroparque Foundation at a price of around 400 EUR.
In captivity, It appeared in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, for example, in 1896 It was imported by the London Zoo. The first offspring of the world recorded in 1990 on India.
The Scarlet-breasted Lorikeet It has a longevity 20 years in nature, 15-25 years in captivity.
Alternative names:
– Rainbow Lorikeet (Sunset), Scarlet-breasted Lorikeet, Scarley-breasted Lorikeet, Sunset Lorikeet (English).
– Loriquet à face bleue, Loriquet à tête bleue (de Forsten), Loriquet à tête bleue [forsteni], Loriquet de Forsten (French).
– Bali-Allfarblori, Forstenlori (German).
– Lóris-de-forstein (Portuguese).
– Lori de Puesta del Sol, Lori pechiescarlata (español).
• Avibase
• Parrots of the World – Forshaw Joseph M
• Parrots A Guide to the Parrots of the World – Tony Juniper & Mike Parr
• Birdlife
Photos:
(1) – Sunset Lorikeet (also known as the Scarlet-breasted Lorikeet and Forsten’s Lorikeet) at Cincinnati Zoo, USA by Ted [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
(2) – A Sunset Lorikeet (also known as the Scarlet-breasted Lorikeet and Forsten’s Lorikeet) at Cincinnati Zoo, Ohio, USA by Ted [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
(3) – Two Rainbow Lorikeets at Newport Aquarium. This subspecies of the Rainbow Lorikeet is also called Forsten’s Lorikeet by Trichoglossus_haematodus_-Newport_Aquarium-8a.jpg: Jeff Kubinaderivative work: Snowmanradio [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
(4) – Two Rainbow Lorikeets at Newport Aquarium. This subspecies of the Rainbow Lorikeet is also called Forsten’s Lorikeet
Date 22 April 2009, 15:31 (UTC)_haematodus_-Newport_Aquarium-8a.jpg: Jeff Kubinaderivative work: Snowmanradio [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
(5) – Lories at the Jurong BirdPark, Singapore. Taken by Terence Ong in November 2006. Trichoglossus haematodus forsteni by rk, Singapore. Taken by Terence Ong in November 2006. Trichoglossus haematodus forsteniNo machine-readable author provided. Terence assumed (based on copyright claims). [GFDL, CC-BY-SA-3.0 or CC BY 2.5], via Wikimedia Commons
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